Locations near to Gate House Wood Touring Park

Distance Location Post Code Telephone Notes (miles) All nearby Downs An area of outstanding natural beauty. The Kent Downs are the eastern half of the North Downs covering nearly a quarter of Kent, stretching from the White Cliffs at Dover up to the Surrey and London borders. 0.7 Wrotham Heath Golf TN15 8QZ 01732 884800 A traditional heathland 18 hole golf course. Green fees available. Club 1.6 Great Comp Garden TN15 8QS 01732 885094 Surrounding an early 17th Century Manor the garden extends to 7 acres, with many beautiful and rare shrubs, perennials and other hardy and half hardy plants. This remarkable Kent Garden is a veritable plantsman's paradise.

3.8 Old Soar Manor TN15 0QX 01732 810378 Rare remaining structure of a late 13th-century knights dwelling, Ext. 100 including solar chamber, barrel-vaulted undercroft, chapel and garderobe. 4.8 London Golf Club TN15 7EH 01474 879899 A Jack Nicklaus Signature Course. 5.4 Ightham Mote TN15 0NT 01732 811145 A rare example of a moated medieval manor house. (Infoline) 6.0 The Friars ME20 7BX 01622 717272 Carmelite Friars at Aylesford Priory invite you to share the peace and tranquillity of the priory, which is a place of pilgrimage and a retreat centre. You are welcome to find peace in the priory gardens where you can picnic. Admission is free.

6.6 Liberty Gallery ME19 4LE 01732 522311 Represent artists who they feel have developed unusual, imaginative and original ways of working and who also illustrate the diverse imagery and media that Liberty Gallery look for.

7.1 Brands Hatch DA3 8NG 01474 872331 Motor Racing Circuit 7.9 The Hop Farm Family TN12 6PY 01622 872068 Fantastic fun for everyone Park 9.0 Sevenoaks (Town Local town Centre) 9.0 Sevenoaks Leisure TN13 1LW 01732 470700 The Centre boasts a 25 metre pool, teaching pool, toddler pool Centre and a sports hall that offers a wide range of activities 9.2 Castle DA4 0AA One of the most complete Norman castles in . Admission is free. 9.7 Kent Life ME14 3AU 01622 763936 Fun for every generation 9.7 Knowle House and Park TN15 0RP 01732 462100 Set at the heart of a timeless deer park, Knole has fascinating links with kings, queens and nobility, as well as literary connections with the novelists Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf.

10.0 Castle TN9 1BG 01732 770929 The most complete motte and bailey castle in Kent. The grounds in the delightful setting by the are open all year round, free of charge. Many medieval features remain.

10.5 Lullingstone Castle and DA4 0JA 01322 862114 Historic Family Mansion, Church and home to the World Garden. the World Garden Frequented by Henry VIII and Queen Anne. 11.2 Maidstone Museum and ME14 1LH 01622 754 497 This exceptionally fine regional museum housed in Chillington Bentlif Art Gallery Manor, a delightful Elizabethan manor house, boasts a rich and impressive variety of historical objects, fine art and natural history.

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Distance Location Post Code Telephone Notes (miles) 13.4 Emmetts Garden TN14 6AY 01732 751509 Charming and informal garden 94 acres) at the highest point in (Infoline) Kent was laid out in the late 19th Century, with many exotic and rare trees and shrubs from across the world. There are glorious shows of daffodils, bluebells and azaleas in spring, roses in summer and the glowing autumnal foliage of acers and cornus in September and October. 14.2 Bough Beech Reservoir TN14 6LD 01622 662012 Key site for-Great crested newts, Toads, Dragonflies (Black-tailed (Visitor Centre) skimmer, Ruddy darter, Emperor, Southern aeshna, Migrant hawker, Red-eyed damselfly), Common lizard,Roesel's bush cricket, Long-winged conehead, Dormouse, Water Shrews, White Admiral Butterflies, nesting Herons, Glow-worm, bats (pipistrelle, daubenton,noctule, brown long-eared) Reed warbler, Cuckoo and Nightingale, Autumn and Spring migrant waders and ducks.

15.1 Chartwell TN16 1PS 01732 866368 Home of Sir Winston Churchill (Infoline) 15.2 Penshurst Place and TN11 8DG 01892 870307 One of England's oldest family homes with a medieval heart and Gardens historic gardens. 15.5 Dartford Borough DA1 1EU 01322 224739 Discover Dartford's past at the borough museum. Admission is Museum free. 15.8 Leeds Castle ME17 1PL 01622 765400 Its special blend of heritage and history, glorious gardens, attractions, programme of events, and licensed restaurant make it the perfect choice for a day out. 15.8 Go Ape! (Leeds Castle ME17 1PL 08456 439215 High wire forest adventure site) 15.8 Tunbridge Wells TN1 1JN 01892 554171 Admission is free. Museum and Art Gallery

16.0 Chatham Dockyard ME4 4TZ 01634 823807 Chatham Dockyard offers a unique and rewarding visitor (Info line) experience that will excite, educate and entertain you - whatever your age! 16.7 Dickens World ME4 4LL 08702 411415 An assortment of attractions to keep the whole family entertained 17.3 Bromley Museum BR6 0HH 01689 873826 Discover Bromley's past at the borough museum. Admission is free. 18.1 Hall Place and Gardens DA5 1PQ 01322 526574 A fine Tudor mansion built for a former Lord Mayor of London Sir John Champneys that was enlarged in the 17th century by Sir Rober Austen, creating a fascinating history and a unique appearance. 18.2 Hever Castle and TN8 7NG 01732 865224 Romantic 13th century moated castle, once Anne Boleyn's Gardens childhood home. 18.6 Bewl Water TN3 8JH 01892 890661 The largest inland water in the South East - a gem of blue set within the Wealden countryside. Beautiful waterside walks, rides, picnic spots, woodland playground, boat rides, cycle hire, watersport and flyfishing 20.4 Go Ape! (Bedgebury TN17 2SJ 08456 439215 High wire forest adventure site) 20.6 Cranbrook Union TN17 3AH 01580 712256 A fine working smock mill and one of the tallest in the country. Windmill Built in 1814 and still grinding corn today for demonstration.

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Distance Location Post Code Telephone Notes (miles) 28.0 Biddenden Vineyards TN27 8DF 01580 291726 Kent's oldest family owned Vineyard, located just outside the picturesque village of Biddenden. The vineyard produces fresh, fruity, award winning wines alongside farm pressed apple juice and strong kentish cider. Free entry and winetasting.

29.1 Chart Gunpowder Mills ME13 8NS 01795 534542 Part of the Home Works, Faversham's first gunpowder factory and one of the first in Britain. Admission is free. 30.2 Central London 37.1 CT1 2 01227 762862 One of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England 37.3 Port Lympne Wild CT21 4PD 01303 264647 Port Lympne Wild Animal Park was set up by the late John Animal Park Aspinall with the aim of protecting and breeding rare and endangered species and returning to safe areas in their native homeland. 40.4 Eurotunnel CT18 8XX 08443 353535 UK only (For reservations, ticket information, Travel Insurance queries) 40.6 Howletts Wild Animal CT4 5EL 01226 721286 Howletts Wild Animal Park was set up by the late John Aspinall Park with the aim of protecting and breeding rare and endangered species and returning to safe areas in their native homeland.

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